2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The 2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football team will represent the University of Pittsburgh in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Panthers will be led by eighth-year head coach Pat Narduzzi and will play their home games at Heinz Field. They will compete as a member of the Coastal Division in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). This will be Pitt's tenth season as a member of the ACC.

2022 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2022 record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Cignetti Jr. (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRandy Bates (6th season)
Home stadiumHeinz Field
(capacity: 68,400)
Uniform
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
Boston College  0 –0   0 –0  
Clemson  0 –0   0 –0  
Florida State  0 –0   0 –0  
Louisville  0 –0   0 –0  
NC State  0 –0   0 –0  
Syracuse  0 –0   0 –0  
Wake Forest  0 –0   0 –0  
Coastal Division
Duke  0 –0   0 –0  
Georgia Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
Miami (FL)  0 –0   0 –0  
North Carolina  0 –0   0 –0  
Pittsburgh  0 –0   0 –0  
Virginia  0 –0   0 –0  
Virginia Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of May 2, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

The Panthers finished the 2021 Season with an 11–3 record, and a 7–1 conference record. Pitt won the Coastal Division of the ACC. The Panthers won their first ever ACC Championship with a win over Wake Forest, 45–21. Pitt would lose their bowl game, the Peach Bowl, against Michigan State 31–21 to end the season.

Offseason

2022 NFL Draft
Main article: 2022 NFL Draft

Pitt players drafted into the NFL
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
1 20 Kenny Pickett QB Pittsburgh Steelers
4 115 Damarri Mathis CB Denver Broncos

Undrafted NFL free agents
Player Position NFL Club
Cal Adomitis LS Cincinnati Bengals
Lucas Krull TE New Orleans Saints
Taysir Mack WR San Francisco 49ers

Recruiting class

The Panthers have signed a total of 12 student-athletes on Early National Signing Day (December 2021)

Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ryan Baer
OT		 Eastlake, OH North High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 320 lb (150 kg) Aug 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Samuel Okunlola
DE		 Brockton, MA Thayer Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Jimmy Scott
DE		 Athol Springs, NY Saint Francis High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jun 14, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 74
Jordaan Bailey
RB		 Tampa, FL Hillsborough High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 77
Ryland Gandy
CB		 Buford, GA Buford High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Che Nwabuko
ATH		 Manor, TX Manor High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 62  247Sports: 64
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Pittsburgh Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  • "2022 Player Commitments – Pittsburgh". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

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Position key
Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Place Kicker PK Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Split end SE Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Incoming
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school
Konta Mumpfield #14 WR 6'0 174 Freshman Dacula, GA Akron
Kedon Slovis #9 QB 6'2 200 Junior Scottsdale, AZ USC
Ryan Jacoby #61 OT 6'5 270 Sophomore Mentor, OH Ohio State

Coaching staff
2021 Pittsburgh Panthers football staff
Coaching Staff

Schedule
Main article: 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football season
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1West Virginia*
ESPN
September 10Tennessee*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
September 17at Western Michigan*
September 24Rhode Island*
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
October 1Georgia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
October 8Virginia Tech
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
October 22at Louisville
October 29at North Carolina
November 5Syracuse
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
November 12at Virginia
November 19Duke
  • Heinz Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
November 26at Miami
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References
  1. "Panther-lair". pittsburgh.rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  2. "College Football Recruiting Classes - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  3. "2022 Team Rankings". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  4. "2022 Pitt Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.


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